Where does “nötknäckare” come from?

nötknäckare (Swedish) comes from Swedish nöt, from Old Swedish nut, from Old Norse hnot, from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

nötknäckare (Swedish): nutcracker

Definitions

  1. nutcracker

Ancestry of “nötknäckare”, step by step

nötknäckare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish nöt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnötnut, a hard-shelled seed; a difficult problem;...
2Old Swedishnutnut
3Old Norsehnotnut
4Proto-Germanichnutsnut
5Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

via Swedish knäcka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishknäckato crack, to break, to snap; to crack; to work
2Proto-GermanicknukōnąTo pound on; beat on; knock
3Proto-Indo-Europeangnew-a bundle; knot; knot, bundle
4Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →